The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., September 20, 1946, page 8

VESTA RATER

     Vesta Chamberlain was born September 26, 1913 at Glenwood, Washington. She and her family moved to Unity, Oregon, when she was 2 years old. In 1924 the family moved to Lyle. She attended school at Lyle and Goldendale, graduating from high school at Lyle. She attended college at Whitman, and on September 27, 1937 she and Rudolph Rater, of Portland, were married.
     She accepted Christ as her personal Savior at an early age and was a regular attendant at the Methodist Church.
     She is survived by her husband, two young sons, Tonnie aged 8 and Donnie 6; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Chamberlain and sister, Mrs. Joe McCoy, of White Salmon; three brothers, Vernon of Trout Lake; Virgil of Fargo, North Dakota and Gerald, of White Salmon.

Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., September 29, 1946, page 1

VESTA CHAMBERLAIN RATER

     Vesta Chamberlain Rater was born September 26, 1914 at Glenwood, Washington. She, with her family moved to Unity, Oregon when she was 2 years old. In 1924 the family moved to Lyle where she graduated from high school in 1932. She attended Whitman College at Walla Walla for one year. On September 27, 1937 she was married to Rudolph Rater of Portland. They spent one year in White Salmon, two years in Medford and six years in Portland. She accepted Christ as her personal Savior at an early age and was a regular attendant at the Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, two sons, Tommie and Donnie; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Chamberlain; a sister, Mrs. Joe McCoy of White Salmon, three brothers, Vernon of Soap Lake, Wn., Virgil of Fargo, North Dakota and Gerald, of White Salmon.

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